diff --git a/userspace/openpilot_python_dependencies.sh b/userspace/openpilot_python_dependencies.sh
index 4897e01..4f1acba 100755
--- a/userspace/openpilot_python_dependencies.sh
+++ b/userspace/openpilot_python_dependencies.sh
@@ -2,20 +2,23 @@
 
 echo "Installing python for openpilot"
 
-# Install pyenv
-export PYENV_ROOT="/usr/local/pyenv"
-curl https://pyenv.run | bash
-export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"
-eval "$(pyenv init -)"
+echo "installing uv..."
+curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+UV_BIN='$HOME/.cargo/env'
+ADD_PATH_CMD=". \"$UV_BIN\""
+eval $ADD_PATH_CMD
 
 PYTHON_VERSION="3.11.4"
 if [ "$(uname -p)" == "aarch64" ]; then
-  pyenv install --verbose $PYTHON_VERSION
+  uv python install $PYTHON_VERSION
 else
-  MAKEFLAGS="-j1" MAKE_OPTS="-j1" taskset --cpu-list 0 pyenv install --verbose $PYTHON_VERSION
+  MAKEFLAGS="-j1" MAKE_OPTS="-j1" taskset --cpu-list 0 uv python install --verbose $PYTHON_VERSION
 fi
 
-echo "Setting global python version"
-pyenv global $PYTHON_VERSION
-
-pip3 install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip uv
+# uv requires virtual env either managed or system before installing dependencies
+uv venv --python-preference only-system
+# need to activate virtual env otherwise call to uv pip install throws error,
+# error: No virtual or system environment found for path ...
+source .venv/bin/activate
+# install dependencies using system python 
+uv pip install --python=$(which python) --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip